72 hour kit

The idea here is to have enough supplies for everyone in your household to survive 72 hours with no reinforcements. Enough water and food (and a way to cook as needed) to survive 72hrs with no food, water, or utilities. This is generally for shelter-in-place; this explains the focus on food and water.

The generally recommended numbers are 2,000 calories/day of food and 1 gal/day of water for hydration and hygiene needs.

My current implementation

I keep each family member's kit in its own pickle bucket. This makes it portable, easy to account for at a glance, and easily stackable.

The main problem with a pickle bucket system is that it can't hold much water. I fit 4L of water in the 5gal bucket and the rest is devoted to food.

ideas for the future

figure out the water situation
figure out a better bread/cracker/hardtack solution

Tips for beginners

use a $2 bucket opener to get lids off. Tape it to the outside of one of the buckets or tie to a handle.
inventory your kits and tape a copy of the inventory to the lid of each bucket.

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